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"Israel is in a situation of kind of spectacular military virtuosity, but also strategic impoverishment. You cannot kill everybody." On today’s bank holiday bonus episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to acclaimed historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore to dissect the escalating US-Israel-Iran war. Discussing his newly released book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East, Simon analyzes the military and political strategies defining the current geopolitical landscape. The episode explores why Donald Trump’s biggest foreign policy mistake was not stopping after 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer, and warns that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is driving his country toward a potential intra-Jewish civil war. Plus, learn why the Iranian regime operates as a Mahdist-praetorian oligarchy, how the geopolitical concept of "the Middle East" has become obsolete, and which modern dictators still haunt the region's history. Simon Sebag Montefiore’s new book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East, is out now. Highlights Trump’s Mistakes & Operation Midnight Hammer: Analyzing US foreign policy and intervention. Israel’s Overreach: Military virtuosity, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the threat of civil war. The Iranian Regime: Understanding Tehran's Mahdist-praetorian oligarchy. The End of the ‘Middle East’: Historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore on modern geopolitical shifts. #USIsraelIranWar #SimonSebagMontefiore #MiddleEastHistory #Geopolitics #IranTheLatest #TheCauldronSEO CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Simon Sebag-Montefiore, historian and author @simonmontefiore CONTENT REFERENCED: Simon Sebag Montefiore: Appeasing radical activists will make the West ungovernable https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/simon-sebag-montefiore-the-cauldron-interview/ Simon Sebag Montefiore: Starmer’s foreign policy risks rewarding aggressive extremists https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/07/montefiore-starmers-foreign-policy-rewards-extremists/ Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026 Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026 The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Video Producer: Max Bower Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Studio Operator: Andy Watson Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/